Ohio § 5180.50 [Former R.C. 5101.85, amended and renumbered by H.B. 96, 136th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2025] Kinship caregiver defined

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§ 5180.50 — [Former R.C. 5101.85, amended and renumbered by H.B. 96, 136th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2025] Kinship caregiver defined

Ohio § 5180.50

Title 51Public Welfare

Ch. 5180Department of Children and Youth

This text of Ohio § 5180.50 ([Former R.C. 5101.85, amended and renumbered by H.B. 96, 136th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2025] Kinship caregiver defined) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Ohio primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5180.50 (2026).

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As used in sections5180.51to5180.514of the Revised Code, "kinship caregiver" means any of the following who is eighteen years of age or older and is caring for a child in place of the child's parents:

(A)The following individuals related by blood or adoption to the child:

(1)Grandparents, including grandparents with the prefix "great," "great-great," or "great-great-great";

(2)Siblings;

(3)Aunts, uncles, nephews, and nieces, including such relatives with the prefix "great," "great-great," "grand," or "great-grand";

(4)First cousins and first cousins once removed.

(B)Stepparents and stepsiblings of the child;

(C)Spouses and former spouses of individuals named in divisions (A) and (B) of this section;

(D)A legal guardian of the child;

(E)A legal custodian of the child;

(F)

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As used in sections5180.51to5180.514of the Revised Code, "kinship caregiver" means any of the following who is eighteen years of age or older and is caring for a child in place of the child's parents:

(A) The following individuals related by blood or adoption to the child:

(1) Grandparents, including grandparents with the prefix "great," "great-great," or "great-great-great";

(2) Siblings;

(3) Aunts, uncles, nephews, and nieces, including such relatives with the prefix "great," "great-great," "grand," or "great-grand";

(4) First cousins and first cousins once removed.

(B) Stepparents and stepsiblings of the child;

(C) Spouses and former spouses of individuals named in divisions (A) and (B) of this section;

(D) A legal guardian of the child;

(E) A legal custodian of the child;

(F) Any nonrelative adult that has a familiar and long-standing relationship or bond with the child or the family, which relationship or bond will ensure the child's social ties.

Last updated October 3, 2025 at 9:30 AM